Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Crazy being the operative word here

Over the weekend, the Husband and I went to dinner and a movie. Because we are both trying to stay away from the siren song that is heroin sugar, we opted for Crazy Bowls and Wraps.

I know. We live big around here. What can I say?

We've been to other locations, but this particular franchise was a new visit for us. Seeing as how I am so boring diversified, I opted to get the same salad that I always get. When my salad was brought to our table, I noticed that the usual dressing on the side was missing.

I looked up at our server and asked if she could bring me some dressing. She looked at me like I had just asked for a large bucket of deep fried baby and said, "Um, we don't have any salad dressing."

I looked back at the Husband and then back to our server. "You don't have any dressing? Like at all?"

"No. We don't serve our salads with dressing."

Exsqueeze me? Are you on the same planet I'm on? Eating salad without dressing is like eating rocks or nails. For fun.

That is the whole point of eating a salad. So you can put some dressing on it.

When I told her that the last time I ordered this salad at another location, it came with a very tasty dressing, served on the side, she simply rolled her eyes and went back to the kitchen.

She returned and, with a smile stolen straight from Satan's lips, placed a dish of what I am sure was mayonnaise topped with pepper in front of me. "Here. Try this dressing. It's really good."

Fearing it was actually mayonnaise, pepper, and spit, I left it on the table. Along with most of my very dry, very boring, very unsatisfactory salad.

Tell me I'm not alone in this. Salad MUST have some sort of dressing, right? It doesn't have to swim in it, but a little bit of moisture? A little bit of sauce?

Don't worry, though. I totally made up for it at the movies with a large bucket of popcorn and some Reeses Pieces.

Ok so my favorite salad dressing is lemon juice squeezed straight from the lemon, if that isn't an option I shoot for the vinegar no oil...So I am boring but YES, my salad needs some kind of a dressing on it.

The whole point of salad IS dressing!! It is so we can slather our healthy stuff in fatty dressing and not feel completely guilty about it. Cuz ya know, you are eating a salad after all! Your server was a bitch!!

I never ever use salad dressing or any sort of drizzle of anything on my salad--however I fully realize that I am not the norm and that most people use dressing. In fact, I've never met anyone else who uses no dressing.

Maybe I missed the point, but I thought salads were just the conduits for eating dressing. "I would like a little salad with my dressing!" I can't imagine not having any in a restaurant. Glad the movie and popcorn were good!

Ditto Jessica! If I'm not in the mood for sex, I just eat a big ol' salad slathered with Ranch Dressing and my husband practically turns gay. He prefers his salad naked. Sex, gay, naked? What is the matter with me?

I work with a girl, (okay, woman) who, for the last 3 years has brought a salad with NO salad dressing, oil, vinegar - NOTHING - for her lunch. Every day. She occasionally throws in a few sunflower seeds or strawberries. But seriously, plain Spring mix?? And yes, it's every day. I don't know about anyone else, but I'm thinking eating disorder!?

I've never heard of the movie... It looks like one to add to the DVD list when it is released... (I don't enjoy movies at the theater)As for the salad - it must have dressing. I can't imagine a restaurant attempting to serve a salad without some sort of real dressing - not some "special sauce" the waitress mixes up.

Which came first - salad or salad dressing? Certainly it was salad. However, early man (or, more likely, woman) realized quickly that salad without dressing was bogus. Thus, salad dressing was almost instantaneously conceived after the salad. Duh.Glad you steered clear of the 'dressing' your server brought you. Sweet and Sour Spit dressing is yuck!Carrie (Cares)

Isn't dressing the vehicle that makes the salad even worth eating? Reminds me of the time when we were at a restaurant and the kids got fries with a kids meal. We asked for ketchup, and we were told they didn't have any! What restaurant doesn't have ketchup? (Especially when they serve fries.)